Newport Beach Restaurant Week Makes a Comeback
Local culinary celebration returns with discounts and special menus after a four-year hiatus.
January 14, 2026
Aubree Oliverson’s Meteoric Career Rise Took a Lot of Work
The concert violinist found fame early, but her success came from hard work and self-promotion.
January 7, 2026
‘Company’ at Cabrillo Playhouse
A newly raised roof sets the stage to examine isolation, commitment, and intimacy.
January 6, 2026
‘Dead Man’s Cell Phone’ at Westminster Community Playhouse
Would you answer a stranger’s phone? And how far would you go once you do? These questions ring through this Obie Award–winning and Pulitzer Prize finalist play.
January 4, 2026
A Decade of ABT’s ‘Nutcracker’ at Segerstrom
Over 10 years, the production has become a place where dancers grow up, families return and tradition is renewed each season.
December 17, 2025
Two New Exhibits at Irvine Fine Arts Center Span Themes of Love, Loss and Labor
Alisa Ochoa’s intimate solo exhibition ‘Splinters’ and the wide-ranging group show ‘Swing Shift’ explore loss, devotion, routine and the many visible and invisible forms of labor, through Jan. 17.
December 5, 2025
‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’ at No Square Theatre
One of the funniest Christmas stories to delight holiday audiences comes to Laguna Beach.
December 2, 2025
‘Scrooge! The Musical’ at Chance Theater
A fresh take on one of the most classic holiday tales ever written.
November 20, 2025
The Anaheim Poetry Review Practices Hope and Remains Human
The Anaheim Poetry Review and Poet Laureate Camille Hernandez aim to unify storytellers under a language of shared experience and a discipline of hope.
November 20, 2025
Gabriela Montero: Patriot and Pianist
The Venezuelan musician and activist will perform her own concerto with Pacific Symphony in a concert that features Pacific Chorale and includes works by Georges Bizet and Maurice Ravel.
November 12, 2025
‘Angel Street’ at Westminster Community Playhouse
The original ‘Gaslight’ is a chilling tale of trust and terror
November 4, 2025
‘The Christians’ at The Wayward Artist
What happens when faith falters and voices rise?
October 29, 2025
